School of Business and Economics at United International University (UIU) organized the 2nd nationwide inter-university research competition “Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) 2024” on January 13, 2025. Event which took place at the UIU Campus in Dhaka aimed to promote research culture among undergraduate students, particularly in business education. Competition was divided into three domains with top 10 teams invited to present their research papers. All participants received certificates and gift packs with six winners emerging from the competition.
Best research paper in each domain was awarded BDT 1,00,000 as the first prize, followed by BDT 60,000 for the first runner-up and BDT 40,000 for the second runner-up. The winners were as follows:
Domain 1:
Champion: Ramisa Rutbata Hossain Avantika & Rajin Al-Tanjim Bhuiyan (UIU)
1st Runner-up: Faiyaz Bin Zulfiqar & Samiha Tasnim Promi (UIU)
2nd Runner-up: Asia Bagum, Maruf Hasan Arif, Mesbah Amin & Maksudur Rahman (UIU)
Domain 2:
Champion: Muhtasim Ahamed Chowdhury (UIU)
1st Runner-up: Tawsif Abrar Faiyaz, Nur Afrin Chowdhury Ananna & Maisha Jahin (NSU)
2nd Runner-up: Tarif Hassan, Rafia Tabassum Sara & Ayman Ilias Choudhury
Chief guest Niaz Ahmed Khan emphasized the significance of research in national progress and encouraged students to engage in research during their university years. Event was attended by faculty members, students, officials, academicians, government representatives, researchers, journalists and other distinguished guests; making it a resounding success.